Alex Isaak is an award-winning playwright in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She believes in writing stories meant for the stage that cut to the heart of big issues. Her works prioritize strong characters, honest dialogue and a message that that prompts either greater empathy or a new understanding within the audience.
The Reunion, a one act
Cast size: 5; Genre: comedy, drama
Five friends gather after they learn disturbing news about the sixth member of their group, Allison. They haven't seen each other since college graduation five years ago, and being in the same room together under tragic circumstances unearths giddy nostalgia and residual tensions that they’ve all worked to keep buried.
Produced by Heller Theatre Company (Tulsa, OK), March 2025
Directed by Kathleen Hope
Ensemble: Amber Lelani Awalt, Élle Evans, Nicky Finch, Hannah Gray, & Elise McGouran,
Reviews
“I have zero experience with sorority life, but in her first fully produced play Isaak drops the audience so fully into the world of this group that it could have been my story...” - Alicia Chesser (read more here)
awards
Best Original Work Award, Potate Awards, 2024-25
The gardening angel, ten minute play
Cast size: 2; Genre: drama, speculative fiction
Angela just wants to garden in peace under the blazing July sun, but neighborhood know-it-all Michael stops by to pay a visit. As he tries to connect, he realizes that his beloved neighborhood, and maybe even Angela, have grown beyond recognition.
Produced by Blackjack Rewrite Company (Tulsa, OK), July 2025
Directed by George Romero
Angela - Jenny Clyde; Michael - Dawson Lynch
Puddle, Serialized full-length
Cast size: 7; Genre: drama, horror
Charlee is just trying to craft her graduate school portfolio while making sure the art facility where she works doesn’t fall apart. But a mysterious leak in the fourth floor storage closet brings an unwelcome visitor who’s set on wreaking havoc and killing those who stand in its way. With the help of her salty coworker and aloof ex, she has to find a way to ward off the monster before it makes a new home in her mind.
Staged reading by Heller Theatre Company (Tulsa, OK), Nov. 2023 - March 2024
awards
Jack Dicky Brick (Audience Favorite Award) for the 2023-24 Second Sunday Serials program